During growing season I keep a close eye on the garden of my friend and neighbor Cindy Dyer, since I have no gardening skills at all. On Tuesday I took a few shots of one of the cute little red tulips that opened just a few days ago, the first tulips of this spring that I have spotted.
Unlike most tulips, which tend to be spherical in shape, the blooms of these tulips are slender and angular. As I look at the second photo, for example, I see a series of triangles.
Cindy has a new raised bed in the back yard of her townhouse that looks like it has more tulips, judging from the leaves that have popped up from the soil. It will be a surprise for us all when they emerge, because neither she nor her husband can recall what specific varieties they planted last fall.
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I adore the brilliant colour in your first photo Mike!
Thanks, Liz. Many camera sensors have trouble rendering the color red and it is always a challenge to make sure I process my shots in way true to the colors that I was seeing. As I recall the slight orange tint to the red that I see in the first photo is a little more accurate than the more crimson tint in the second photo, though that might have been caused by the different shooting angle and slightly different lighting.
Very nice and very colorful Mike!
Wonderful deep red tulip !
Beautiful and rich color, looks like satin!
Beautiful photo, Mike.
Thanks, Dan.